Unisex name · since 1912
Edell
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 249 babies named Edell, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 249 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edell has been recorded 249 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1954.
- #17,626 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 249 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edell ranks #17,626 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edell's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Edell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edell splits its recorded history at 1926: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1954
- Peak year (1927)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Edell popularity over time - boys
45 total births recorded since 1916 (Edell as boys' name)
Edell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (114 births, 46% of the file).
1920s was Edell's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Edell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
114 births
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 114 births (46% of all-time use).
Edell by state
Where Edell concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 24 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.0% |
24 of 249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Edell's data
- Edell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Edells (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Edell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Edell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.